Study On The Imperial Examination System Of Ming Dynasty

The imperial examination system of Ming Dynasty has inherited many items of the imperial examination since Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, and has been strengthened and developed while being practiced. The establishment of the three-level examination system, the confirmation of the three-step examination, and the division of the subjects and contents all inherit the whilom properties, are enriched perfected and developed. Meanwhile it advances the imperial examination system of ancient China to a summit. In Ming Dynasty is a period of sum-up and maturation of ancient China. The theme of the imperial examination system of Ming Dynasty is fully developed while the examination being practiced. The Confucianism of the examination and schooling, the synthesis of the examination, all-rounders' recognition, the mental adjustment and interaction, the system of regional selection and pre-position training, the necessity of schools, and the thought of any personnel suitable for vacancies in the imperial examination system form its own characteristics. The formation of all these thoughts is not only an inheritance and conclusion of the previous imperial examination system of each dynasty, but a theoretical conclusion of the imperial examination system of Ming Dynasty itself, which forms a various, aspect and contemporary examination theory. Additionally, the formation and development of the imperial examination system of Ming Dynasty is a vital period for ancient China's education, and a positive reference significance even for today's large-scale unitive examination and examinations for various servant and administration. The imperial examination system of Ming Dynasty is characterized by its contents while devefoping. Eight-part essay, for example, is a form for writing standard, a project for jinshi, characterized by the unity of school and the imperial examination, and the Confucianism of the contents of the examination and schooling. In Ming Dynasty, there's a common idea on the enrolled that the system of selecting officials is a mirror of the government's politics. Participating the examination becomes a collective mind. The Imperial Examination System, in fact, is focused on by every member of the society. Under this circumstance, the competition of the imperial examination becomes more and more serious. In metaphase Ming Dynasty, with the corruption happened in the examination rooms and the singleness of the contents of the exam, the examination gets disordered The education functions and color of the examination fades. People focus on zhiyi and juye instead of agriculture and arts. Therefore, the imperial examination system of Ming Dynasty is either a conclusion and perfection, or a key cause of the imperial examination's decline. For the large scale examination, the imperial examination system of Ming Dynasty inherits and develops many functions of the examinations, and establish the fair play. The spirit of the examinatipn expresses a scientific and national spirit. Although the centralization of state power of Ming Dynasty rules the examination, and the fair spirit and scientific democratic spirit are restricted in large degree, the just principle establishes the principles of qushi and fair image in the society. Thus this plays an important and active role for the formation of learning ethos. At this point we should affirm. If not, this cannot show the fact why the development of academic culture in ancient China always exceeds the previous. The core of schooling is Confucianism; the purpose is to serve for the imperial examination system. All these forms a characteristic that the school and examination is a whole. Other dynasties never meets. Meanwhile, the confirmation of the three-level of the examination in Ming Dynasty makes the class clearer. The progress, schedule and the enrolling of the examination form an order, so does the employ after the employ. The confirmation of the division from north and south paper to north, center and south paper in the imperial examination system of Ming Dynasty solves the unsolvedproblem of regionaf quota since Song Dynasty. It pulls an important part for balancing local politics, economy and development, and make a contribution to maintaining Chinese people's teamwork, amalgamation and unity. To analysis the eight-part essay and its function by examination, we should view it as it is. The harm of eight-part essay of Ming Dynasty roots the demand of feudality and the eight-part essay itself. The standard of the eight-part essay also provides a format for the standardization of examination, namely the standardization of paper's judgement and enrolling. In this sense, at least the format of the imperial examination system, the eight-part essay at that time was positive. As a style format, the eight-part essay is not nothing,but the eight-part essay imposed on Confucianism, makes the eight-part essay fades. The art of wushu and wushu examination system of Ming Dynasty inherits certain measures of Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty, and forms its features by the participants' hereditary state, the system's complete from 2 levels to 3 levels and sound wushu examination system. The 'formation and development of wushu examination system of Ming Dynasty is under the circumstance that "the imperial examination system of Ming Dynasty has developed. The concept that people prefer scholar to gongfuer is more and more serious. Confucianism has become what the authority advocates. The shijin refers to the literary rushi. Therefore the development of the art of wushu and wushu examination system of Ming Dynasty always depends on status of Confucianism literary examination, and is restricted. This becomes an important feature under the whole policy and principles. The prevention of cheat and punishment, the proclamation and carrying out of acts are a legal measures for guaranteeing the justice and seriousness of the examination, featured by feudal rights. The diversity and catholicity of cheat, the executing of prevention and punishment of cheat, not only reflects the progress and features, but the impact in Ming Dynasty. The writer in this essay first deciphers the thoughts of the imperial examination system of Ming Dynasty, puts forward relative academic ideas and point of view, analyses the division paper system's cause, establishment, development and debate in...